{"id":829,"date":"2013-02-19T01:51:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T06:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/?p=829"},"modified":"2013-02-19T01:51:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T06:51:26","slug":"preston-baileys-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/2013\/02\/19\/preston-baileys-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"APevents inside Preston Bailey&#8217;s wedding extravaganza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a world-wind of events this past Wednesday and Thursday we have finally recovered. <strong>Preston Bailey<\/strong>, planner to the stars married <strong>Theo Bleckmann\u00a0<\/strong>on the 21st floor of the <em>Empire State Building\u00a0<\/em>at Midnight Valentine&#8217;s Eve and we were part of the festivities! What&#8217;s more glamourous than saying your &#8220;I do&#8217;s&#8221; than under a Chuppa made of 10,000 white flowers and cascading orchids? Maybe being officiated by&#8230;&#8221;JOAN RIVERS&#8221;?!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Joan; Preston&#8217;s beloved friend. Joan Rivers was surprisingly, less funny than we expected.\u00a0Her speech was actually very sentimental. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/164484_287434371385884_2072835929_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-830 aligncenter\" title=\"Preston Bailey Weds Theo Bleckmann\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/164484_287434371385884_2072835929_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/164484_287434371385884_2072835929_n.jpg 403w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/164484_287434371385884_2072835929_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/164484_287434371385884_2072835929_n-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/164484_287434371385884_2072835929_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a> above photograph by {the insider}<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the wedding was cleverly &#8220;King Kong.&#8221; We all know how much Preston loves his floral sculptures. Well, Preston managed to put the <em>Kong<\/em> in the building.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-862 aligncenter\" title=\"kong\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"76\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-859 aligncenter\" title=\"kong\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kong.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/kong-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-848\" title=\"blog-words\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"76\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chuppa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-847 aligncenter\" title=\"chuppa\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chuppa.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Familiar faces walked the ceremony runway as APevents got to mingle and guide them to their seats. Guests included <strong>Martha Stewart<\/strong>, <strong>NeNe Leakes<\/strong> and <strong>Designer Reem Acra<\/strong>. As guests arrived a gorgeous White Orchid cake, by <strong>Sylvia Weinstock<\/strong>, left them in awe when entering the ceremony room. Our favorite part of Preston&#8217;s wedding was his photo tunnel directing guests to the reception room. A purple lit tunnel adorned by purple hydrangea, dangling crystals and large round photographs of each guest in attendance. It sure was an exciting way for guests to feel\u00a0involved in the wedding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-841\" title=\"wedding cake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/preston-cake.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-835 aligncenter\" title=\"Preston's Wedding Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/preston-cake.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-840\" title=\"blog-words\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/photo-tunnel2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-838 aligncenter\" title=\"photo tunnel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/photo-tunnel2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/photo-tunnel2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/photo-tunnel2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/photo-tunnel2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-843 aligncenter\" title=\"blog-words\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/band1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-850 aligncenter\" title=\"band\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/band1-e1361168037764.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/band1-e1361168037764.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/band1-e1361168037764-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The evening was full of musical surprises a must-have for husband Theo Bleckmann, a Grammy nominated singer. Theo made all of the musical arrangements including the couples\u00a0dear friend, Valerie Romanoff, from the Starlight Orchestra, providing the dramatic ceremony music. Then, in the lounge guests partied till 5 a.m. dancing, sipping champagne and munching on fun-foods like PB&amp;J and Bacon &amp; Eggs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Maryla-Preston-Centerpiece.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-852 aligncenter\" title=\"Maryla &amp; Preston Centerpiece\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Maryla-Preston-Centerpiece-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"484\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Maryla-Preston-Centerpiece-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Maryla-Preston-Centerpiece-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Maryla-Preston-Centerpiece-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Maryla-Preston-Centerpiece.jpeg 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Much Love&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-869 aligncenter\" title=\"Maryla\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blog-words6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"67\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a world-wind of events this past Wednesday and Thursday we have finally recovered. Preston Bailey, planner to the stars married Theo Bleckmann\u00a0on the 21st floor of the Empire State Building\u00a0at Midnight Valentine&#8217;s Eve and we were part of the festivities! What&#8217;s more glamourous than saying your &#8220;I do&#8217;s&#8221; than under a Chuppa made of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artofperfectionevents.com\/ap-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}